Saying he believes there are too many stops and starts at the beginning of the school year, Superintendent Charles Gobron has formed a study group to consider changes for 2014.

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Saying he believes there are too many stops and starts at the beginning of the school year, Superintendent Charles Gobron has formed a study group to consider changes for 2014.

"The idea is to see if we can get a schedule that’s better for students and student learning," Gobron said Monday.

In a newsletter to parents in August, Gorbon wrote that he’s concerned there are many days off in the first three months, "when learning is optimal," but not as many in May and June, "when good weather and full schedules can result in some distraction."

Gobron said Monday there aren’t easy fixes, but a place to start would be looking at what dates school starts and ends as well as when professional development days for teachers are held.

"Some people have radical changes they want to make," Gobron said, but he thinks the best approach would to make gradual changes to start.

Gobron said since floating the idea in the newsletter, he’s gathered a group of about 15 people, mostly parents, who will meet to create a report to the Northborough, Southborough and Algonquin Regional school committees.

Ultimately, the school committees would need to approve the changes, Gobron said. The first meeting of the study group will take place on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at the central office at Neary School, Gobron said, and will be open to anyone who wishes to participate.